Black Tea-tree vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Melaleuca bracteata compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Black Tea-tree is Data Deficient while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Tea-tree	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Myrtaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Melaleuca	Andrena
Species	Melaleuca bracteata	Andrena humilis

Conservation Status

Black Tea-tree

DD — Data Deficient

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Tea-tree	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Tea-tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India and South Africa.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Tea-tree

The Black Tea-tree (Melaleuca bracteata) is a species in the genus Melaleuca. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across India and South Africa.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.